BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A retired Catholic priest from the Diocese Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, who purportedly has not served in ministry since 2009, has been charged by Pennsylvania State Police with sexually assaulting a young male through ages 9-14 yrs.
Malacaman worked at St. Francis de Sales, a parish in Beckley, W.Va., and was ordained in 1972, in the Archdiocese of Davao, in Davao City, Philippines. He had been assigned to several parishes in West Virginia starting in 1993, and last served as a priest in 2009 in Beckley, according to diocesan Bishop Mark E. Brennan, who wrote a letter to Catholics in the Beckley area.
“We insist that Bishop Brennan contact his equals in the Philippines and have them share the news of this arrest. Additionally, we encourage anyone with information regarding Fr. Malacaman to report what they know to law enforcement, including the Pennsylvania State Police. If Malacaman took children across state lines to sexually assault them, we know Federal Authorities would become involved.”
